Professional Development

NCSS Annual Conference

Join thousands of your social studies colleagues at the NCSS Annual Conference, this November 21-23, 2014, in Boston, Massachusetts. Go to www.socialstudies.org/conference[1] to learn more about the Annual Conference.

NCSS Webinars and Summer Workshops

Connected

Connected, the new NCSS online networking community connects NCSS member social studies professionals from across the country. Like Facebook, and other popular networking sites, Connected lets members share their experiences and knowledge with colleagues through blogs, e-group discussions and resource document sharing.Get Connected[3]

Awards & Grants

Celebrate Excellence! NCSS recognizes the best in social studies education with award and grant programs that highlight teachers, programs, research, service, and more. Go to www.socialstudies.org/awards[4] to learn more about NCSS awards and grants.

State and Regional Councils

NCSS supports and affiliates with organizations of social studies educators that thrive in most of the 50 United States. Go to www.socialstudies.org/getinvolved[5] to learn about regional, state, and local councils and their meetings.

Setting the Standards

Expect excellence from your students and yourself. The NCSS standards for curriculum--and teacher education--are the framework used nationwide for educational excellence. Visit www.socialstudies.org/standards[6] to learn more about standards for curriculum as well as for teacher education.

Powerful and Authentic Social Studies (PASS)

PASS provides social studies educators with professional training in curriculum design, assessment, and instruction in a standards-based environment. Visit www.socialstudies.org/pass[7].

Postings of Announcements and Opportunities

For NCSS members there is the newsletter The Social Studies Professional, which includes professional development listings. Read about it at www.socialstudies.org/publications/tssp[8]. NCSS also provides a webpage where anybody can post professional development opportunities of interest to NCSS members, at socialstudies.org/professionaldevelopment/opportunities.